Railroad-tie.



W. J.' WATTERSON.

RAILROAD TI.v APPLICATION FILED AUG. 7,\ 1911.

laiaenmd Jan.9,1912.

WALTER- J. wa'rTEnsoN, or. sTnAwnf- ILLINOIS.

nArLnoALD-TIE.

Appuatiaaaip August 7, 191x( seriairfo. ,642,652.

To all whom 'it mag/concern.

Be it known that I, WALTER J. VVAT'rER' SON, a citizen of the United States'andlI :a

resident of the city of Strawn, c ounty of Livingston, and State of Illinois, have 1nvented certain new and useful Improve-- ments in Railroad-Ties, of which thefolvlowingis la specification'.

.My invention relates .toimprovements in railroad` ties and has for its objectthe provisionofan improved railroad 'tieofsimple construction and efficient in operation.

The invention' consists in the combination and arrangement o'fparts all as will be hereinafter fully described and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.'

' My invention will be more readily understood by reference to the' accompanying drawings forming apart of this specification, and in which, I

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tie embodying my invention, Fig. 2, a top plan view of the tie, Fig. 3, a horizontal section of the tie with the rail securing block removed, Fig. 1, a section taken on line -m of Fig. 2, Fig.` 5, a perspective view of a nut lock employed in the tie and Fig. 6, a longitudinal' vertical section of the tie,

' The preferred form of construction as illustrated Yin the accompanying drawings comprises a hollow rectangular metallic .shellv 1 having notches 2 in its upper side adapted to 'receive the flanges of the rails as indicated in Fig. 1 A wooden block 3 is placed in shell 1 under each of the notches 2 and serves as a support for the rail, spikes being driven into said block in the usual manner. Vertical posts il are secured in shell 1 adjacent the inner ends of blocks 3 to prevent inward movement of said blocks. An angular member 5 has one of its legs passed through the shell 1 transversely adjacent the outer end of each oi the blocks 1:3, the other .leg of said member lying flat against the side f said shell. The end of the leg which is passed through the shell is split into two portions (3' and said portions (3 are bent back against the s'ide of the shell to secure member 5 in position. Bolts 7 are passed through the other leg of member 5, the adjacent side of shell 1 and blocks 4 as indicated. tions 9 adapted to receive the heads 10 of bolts? and permit said heads to contact with the sides of blocks 3, the bolts 7 thus 'claim as new and desire Shell 1 is provided with perfora-y `:serving to securely loci; the blocks 3 against oneside of shell 1;;3- The perforations 9 and sheads 10 are madel withflattened sides as yshown so as to p1"er ex"1tk rotation ofthe bolts.

The nuts "en bolts 7 arep'rovided'withnut locksf 'I3 Whichfconsist of, a centrally perforated plate adapted to. yrest 'gunder the nilt anda' flange 1,2 at one end of said plate adapted to take over the side of member 5. The other end 13 ofplate 1 1 is adapted to 'be bent against the side of the'nut and lock it in position after it has been tightened. A series of perforations 14 is provided in the bottom' of shell 1 for the escape of water or moisture A tieY constructed as above set forth will be found to be highlyV efficient in use.

While I`have illustrated and described the preferred form for carrying my invent-ion Patented Ja a. 9.19151- into effect, this is capable of Variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention.. Iytherefore do not wish to be limited to 'the'l precise details of construction setforth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims. l A

vHaving described my invention what I to secure by Letters Patentis:

1. A railroad tie comprising a. hollow mei tallic shell notched on its upper side for the reception of the rail flanges; wooden'blocks placed in said shell under said notches .and angular members having one legi'passed through said shell'laterally adjacent the.l

outer ends ofsaid blocks with the other leg thereof resting against the side of said shell, the end of said first mentioned leg being split and bent back against the sideof said shell, substantially as described.

2.v s railroad tie comprislngva hollow metallie shell notched on its upper side fort-he reception of the rail flanges'. Wooden blocks placed in said shellunder saidnotches; vertical posts secured in said vshell against the inner ends of said blocks;` and angular members having one leg passed through said shell laterally adjacent the; outer ends.v of said blocks with the other leg thereof rest-4 ing against the side of said shell, the end of saidv first-mentioned leg ,bei-n0- split and bent Aback against the side of sait shell substantially as described.

3. A railroad' tie comprisnag a hollow rectangularmetallic shell notched on its upper 'shell aga-inst the inner ends of said blocks;

and angular members having. one legpassed vthrough said shell laterally adjacent' the outer ends of said blocks With the other leg thereof resting against the side of said shell,

.the end of said lirst-mentioned leg being split and bent back against the side of said shell, substantially as described.

t A railroad tie comprising a hollow rec-I tangular metallieshell notched on its upper side for the reception of the rail fianges5- 'Wooden blocks placed in said shell under said notches; vertical posts secured in 'said shell against the inner ends of 'said blocks; and angular members having one leg passed through said shell laterally adjacenty the outer ends of said blocks with the other le thereof resting against the side of said shel the end of said tirstmentioned leg being split and bent back 'against the side of said shell; there being bolts passed through the second-mentioned leg, adjacent side of said shell and the corresponding block, said shell lbeing' perforated to permit the heads of said bolts to rest against the sides of said blocks, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my naine to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.;

WALTER J. WATTERSON. Witnesses MYnoN J; SToTLEn, W. H. OXLEY. 

